Stupak Hints That Abortion Deal Is Near

March 9th, 2010 (5) Posted By Pat Dollard.

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The Hill:

A Democrat opposed to abortion rights, who has led the charge against the Senate healthcare bill, softened his tone Monday, suggesting the impasse over abortion funding can be resolved.

Rep. Bart Stupak (Mich.), who has repeatedly made threats to whip votes against healthcare legislation if it even indirectly pays for abortion, told the Associated Press that he’s “more optimistic” now that a deal can be reached.

“I’m more optimistic than I was a week ago,” Stupak said.

“The president says he doesn’t want to expand or restrict current [abortion] law. Neither do I,” Stupak added. “That’s never been our position. So is there some language that we can agree on that hits both points — we don’t restrict, we don’t expand abortion rights? I think we can get there.”

Stupak successfully added language to the House bill that prevents federal subsidies from going to any insurance plan that covers abortion. He and some other Democrats oppose the Senate bill because it would allow people to use a subsidy to purchase abortion coverage if they pay a separate monthly fee.

The Michigan Democrat has said at least 12 Democrats in the House who oppose abortion rights would vote against the Senate bill on those grounds.

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    Oh, but it’s quite alright to continue federal funding to Planned Parenthood right? All you Dims talk a good game but in the final analysis, you all band together and lie straight-faced to all Americans on this “Abortion” of a bill. Just can’t wait to start aborting you cretins this November. No more umbilical cord to feed from or teat to suck on!

  • Monkey3531

    Dear Congress,

    I HATE you.

    Yours truly,
    Monnkey3531

  • Monkey3531

    Dear Congress,

    I HATE you.

    Yours truly,
    Monkey3531

  • MinneSoCold

    This is like a car salesman saying “I need you to sign and buy the car at full price first, before I negotiate the price.”

    Does anyone really believe these “salesmen” will yield anything once the sale is complete?

    This is nothing short of the most amateur, disastrous piece of legislation EVER to come out of Washington. To even call it legislation is grossly distorting it’s definition.

  • Cold Dead Hands

    Stupak will sell out the unborn babies. The going rate is $300,000,000.

    Funny how a few dems are making a little noise about an issue like abortion or lack of a single payer, but not one democrat in the United States of America is against 0bamacare because it is just a ruse to allow the government to wield absolute control over the people. The dems are the enemy within, and are much more destructive than al qaeda or the taliban.